Habeas Corpus Amendment Act

Historical Context Note

Litencyc Editors (Independent Scholar - Europe)
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The Habeas Corpus Amendment Act is passed, strengthening the ancient convention that prisoners who have been unlawfully detained cannot be prosecuted.

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Habeas Corpus Amendment Act". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 February 2010 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=2639, accessed 19 March 2024.]

2639 Habeas Corpus Amendment Act 2 Historical context notes are intended to give basic and preliminary information on a topic. In some cases they will be expanded into longer entries as the Literary Encyclopedia evolves.

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